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On Monday, Texas Lawyer released the results of surveys it conducted of over 1,100 Texas law students in the Spring 2008 semester. The results were as follows:

Top Marks by Category:

Career Services Office: Southern Methodist University

Students Felt Prepared to Practice on Graduation: Baylor University

Collegiality: University of Houston

Technology: Southern Methodist University

Teaching Quality: Southern Methodist University

Library Services: Texas Wesleyan

Faculty Accessibility: Texas Tech School of Law

Student Diversity: Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law

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Most Influential Professors:

SMU - Gregory S. Crespi

Texas Wesleyan - Aric K. Short

Texas Tech - Gerry W. Beyer

University of Houston - John Mixon

South Texas - Geoffrey S. Corn

Baylor University - Larry Bates

St. Mary’s - John W. Teeter Jr.

Texas Southern - Fernando Colon-Navarro and April Walker

Overall Rankings:

1. Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (103 students responding)

2. Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (72 students responding)

3. Texas Tech University School of Law (164 students responding)

4. University of Texas School of Law (246 students responding)

5. University of Houston Law Center (153 students responding)

6. South Texas College of Law (126 students responding)

7. Baylor University School of Law (113 students responding)

8. St. Mary’s University School of Law (76 students responding)

9. Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law (79 students responding)

Check out the complete story and the law school deans’ responses at Texas Lawyer.

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